Indoor/Outdoor Membership Package

Overview

Our "Indoor/Outdoor Membership Package" gives you two years to master whitewater kayaking at your own pace, and all without owning your own gear! We really care about helping everyone learn, including the "slow learners". Here's what you get when you purchase the "Winter Package":

Enjoy up to two years* of member benefits, including:

  1. Two Indoor Pool Rolling Lessons (November-April)
  2. Three outdoor lessons (May-September)
  3. FREE Coached Weeknight practice with social hour afterward (May-September)
  4. All kayak equipment (kayak, paddle, pfd, helmet, and skirt for classes & practice)
  5. One FREE pair of kayaker's nose plugs

Each of our five courses is a building block for the next. Go as fast or as slow as your want over a two-year period, during which time you can practice at our free weekly practice nights. All equipment is provided (and it's all brand new each season). We take a hands-on approach to your learning, often standing in the water next to you and moving your body for you as you learn counter-intuitive skills. But the best part isn't our instruction; it's the friendly community of paddlers that we've developed over the years. Make life-long friends and paddling buddies and discover an entirely new world, just 20 minutes outside D.C. Our friendly, non-intimidating approach has helped make us the top whitewater program in the region, and many of our students claim that this was their best decision since moving to DC! See individual course descriptions below.

Indoor WW 101 - WW 104 Course and Practice Descriptions

Indoor WW 101: Fundamentals

Develop a solid foundation in two 2-hour INDOOR classess. We'll teach proper equipment fit and boat outfitting, comfort underwater, how to exit the kayak after a capsize and how to roll the kayak. You'll work on hip snaps, bow rescues, bracing, and rolling techniques. Be sure to leave time for a social dinner after the lesson!

2024 Dates :

  • December 21 (6:15 pm)

2025 Dates :

  • January 4 (6:15 pm)
  • January 25 (7:00 pm)
  • February 15 (7:00 pm)
  • March 8 (7:00 pm)
  • March 29 (7:00 pm)
  • April 19 (6:15 pm)

Includes : Kayak, paddle, personal floatation device, skirt and helmet.

Important : Students must be on time at the correction location and fully prepared to participate.

Location (link) : Audrey Moore Rec Center at Wakefield Park, Annandale, VA

Time : 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted above

Duration : 2 hours

Class Ratio : 5:1

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FREE: Coached Weekly Practice

Practice is an important part of whitewater kayaking and our Whitewater Membership Package includes free weekly practice. Part skills development, part social setting, our weekly practices give you more coaching with our best instructors and more time on the water. Perhaps best of all, they provide the opportunity for you to meet new people. Beginner Package students may attend one practice per week. And if you bring your own gear, we have special practices for you - please text us to attend! All students must attend WW 102 before practicing with us. We may change time or location due to parking limitations. (Pick from multiple dates offered to attend one practice per week using our gear, multiple with your own.)

2025 Dates

  • June 3, 4, 5, 10,11,12,17,18,19, 24, 25, 26
  • July 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 ,10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
  • August 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28
  • September 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30
  • October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30

Includes : Kayak, paddle, personal floatation device, skirt and helmet.

Important : Students must be on time at the correct location and fully prepared to participate.

Location (link) : Angler's Lot, Potomac, MD

Time : 6:00 PM (5:30 PM or earlier Sep-Oct)

Duration : 2 hours

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WW 102: Strokes and Rolling

This intensive four-hour class is also on flat water and teaches you the fundamental strokes that turn and propel the kayak and gives you the tools you need to "bombproof" your roll in preparation for WW 103. (Pick from multiple dates offered to attend one lesson.)

2025 Dates

  • June 7, 14, 21, 28
  • July 5, 12, 19, 26
  • August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
  • September 6, 13, 20, 27
  • October 4, 11, 18, 25

Includes : Kayak, paddle, personal floatation device, skirt and helmet.

Important : Students must be on time at the correct location and fully prepared to participate.

Location (link) : Pennyfield Lock, Potomac, MD

Time : 2:00 PM

Duration : 4 hours

Class Ratio : 5:1

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WW 103: Moving Water

Here is where the fun really begins! In this challenging four-hour course you'll learn how to carve turns, maneuver, and harness the power of the river beneath your kayak! We'll teach you techniques to paddle through current and stay upright. After four hours you will have gained tremendous confidence and an appreciation for your new skills. (Pick from multiple dates offered to attend one lesson.)

2025 Dates

  • May 25
  • June 8, 22
  • July 6, 20
  • August 3, 17, 31
  • September 14, 28
  • October 5, 19
  • November* 19, 23

Includes : Kayak, paddle, personal floatation device, skirt and helmet.

Important : Students must be on time at the correct location and fully prepared to participate.

Location (link) : Angler's Lot, Potomac, MD

Time : 7:00 AM or 12:00 PM

Duration : 4 hours

Class Ratio : 5:1

▶ Click here for directions and what to bring

WW 104: Trip Leading

Test your new whitewater skills and learn responsible group management, as you spend four hours running and playing in the class II-III Mather Gorge section of the Potomac. We'll climb up to the top of the gorge, view and name the major rapids, learn river communication skills and discuss strategy. You'll begin to understand how to read water and pick good lines through a rapid. Each wide-eyed student will take turns paddling from point to point under the watchful eye of an instructor shadowing your every move. It's an experience you will never forget. Be ready! (Pick from multiple dates offered to attend one lesson.)

2025 Dates

  • June 8, 22
  • July 6, 20
  • August 3, 17, 31
  • September 14, 28
  • October 5, 19
  • November* 19, 23

Includes : Kayak, paddle, personal floatation device, skirt and helmet.

Important : Students must be on time at the correct location and fully prepared to participate.

Location (link) : Angler's Lot, Potomac, MD

Time : 7:00 AM or 12:00 PM

Duration : 4 hours

Class Ratio : 3:1

▶ Click here for directions and what to bring

 

*Completion of the WW 104 course marks your "graduation" from the program and the conclusion of equipment rental and use benefits - but you can still come to coached weeknight practices indefinitely with your own kayak and gear! May and November dates weather dependent.